Method of making a braided tie



.June 2, 1925.` 1,540,136

' C. S. LAAGE METHOD 0F MAKING A BRAIDED T111 Filed oct. 15, 1925 da e,

Patented dune 2, 1925i.,

METHDD 01E" MAKING A IBRAIDED TIE.

Application filed october 15, 1923. Serial No. 668,659.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CATHERINE S. IIAAGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis,`l\/Iissouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Methods of Making a Braided 'Iie7 of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ties or cravate, and has for its object to provide a novel method of constructing a braided tie that has a neck band which will slide freely under the collar of the wearer and lie perfectly flat, free from wrinkles or bulges.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a tie or cravat constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the implements used in the operation of creasing and folding the intermediate portion ofdthe tie that constitutes the neck band; an

Figures 3 and 4 are cross sectional views, illustrating the two steps in the method of shaping the neck band.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form of my invention, A designates a tie or cravat that is constructed from a plurality of relatively narrow strips of silk ribbon a or other suitable material braided in such a way as to form a strip like member of uniform width throughout its entire length. The intermediate portion of said member is doubled or folded over and then pressed down in such a way as to produce a relatively narrow and flat neck band B that will slide freely under the collar of the wearer, said neck band being preferably arranged midway the ends of the tie so that the two end portions of the tie will be of the same length. ln view of the. fact that the tie is constructed from strips of material that are braided together, and is provided with end portions of the same length, each of which has two faces or surfaces of the same character, the tie can be used for a longer period than the conventional tie or cravat by reversing it and turning it end for end. referably, the neck band B is vformed by fold` ing or doubling over the longitudinal edges 1 of the intermediate portion of the tie, stretching said intermediate portion lengthwise, then flattening down or pressing the folded over portions 1 and thereafter securing said folded portions to the part which they overlap by means of stitches 2.

One convenient way of forming the neck bland B is to arrange the intermediate portion of the tie on a heated metal block C that is provided with a longitudinally-disposed groove 3, superimposing a thin strip of metal D on the tie and pressing it downwardly into thel groove 3 in the block C, as shown in Figure 3, and then folding or doubling the edge portions 1 of the tie overl the strip D, as shown in Figure 4. It is preferable to stretch the tie lengthwise be fore the strip D is pressed downwardly to force the neck band portion of the tie into the groove 3, and while any preferred rnethod may be used to fold over and flatten down the edge portions 1 of the intermediate portion of the tie, I prefer to fold over said edge portions by means of a heated roller E that is moved longitudinally over the top facey of the block C. If desired, a heated flat iron can he run length-wise over the block C so as to produce sharp, welldetined creases at. the points where the portions 1 are folded over. After the neck band portion of the tie has 'been creased, folded and pressed.l down in the manner above described, the strip I) is withdrawn lengthwise from between the superimposed parts of the neck band portion and said superimposed parts are stitched down or secured together by one or more rows of stitches 2, thus producing a relatively narrow neck band that will not stretch and which will lie perfectly flat and slide freely under the collar of the wearer. Inorder that the block C may be used in the operation of shaping the neck band portions of ties constructed from materials of different thickness, the block C is provided with .a plurality of flat faces, each of which `1s equipped with a longitudinally-disposed groove 3 of a different depth from the grooves in the other faces of the block.

I also prefer to provide the flat strip D with holes 4, as shown in Figure 2, so vas to permit the heat to escape from the portion of the tie positioned in the groove 3 titi of the block C during the operation of shaping the neck band of the tie.`

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A method of constructng a tie or cravat, characterized by stretching lengthwise the intermediate portion of a braided member constructed in the Jform of a flat strip, turning over the longitudinal edges of the' intermediate portion of said strip so as to form a narrow neck band, pressing down said Jfolded edges, and thereafter securing the superimposed parts of the noch band together with stitches.

2. A. method of constructing a tie or cravat, characterized by arranging a flat element on the intermediate portion of a braided member, turning the longitudinal edges of said portion over said flat element and subjecting them to 'pressure so as to flatten them down, withdrawing said flat element from the superimposed parts of said intermediate portion, and thereafter securing said superimposed parts together with stitches.

-3. A method of constructing a tie or cravat characterized by arranging the intermediate portion of a braided member on a heated block provided with a longitudinally-disposed groove, superimposing a flat elementI on said member .and pressing it down into said groove, folding the longitudinal edges of said portion over said fiat element and pressing them down, and thereafter withdrawing said lat'element from the superimopsed parts of said member and securing said parts together, thus producing a flat, non-stretchable neck band.

4. A method of constructing a tie or cravat, characterized by heating the intermediate portion of a braided member constructed in the form of a Hat strip, stretching saidl intermediate portion lengthwise. turning over and flattening down the longi4 tudinal edges of said intermediate portion.A and thereafter securing said folded edges to the'part which they overlap by meami of stitches.

CATHERINE S. LAAGE. 

